LAHORE – The Lahore High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Shoaib Akhtar’s petition challenging the ban restricting him to play cricket, imposed by an appellate tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Petitioner’s counsel Abid Hassan Minto submitted that the PCB could not sentence Shoaib Akhtar as…
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Former captains Younus Khan and Muhammad Yousuf had their international futures cast aside and then restored just as quickly after the Pakistan Cricket Board backtracked on its decision to ban the two players. Earlier on Wednesday, the PCB said the two “should not be part of the team in any…
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Chairman PCB has said the penalties against the cricketers on recommendation of the inquiry committee will be announced within 24 hours. The probe committee, formed to look into the national team’s disastrous performance Down Under, has proposed hefty fine of Rs 3 million each on wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and all-rounder…
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The PCB has appointed former test captain and fast bowler Waqar Younis as the new coach of the national team. The 40-year-old Younis will replace Intikhab Alam. PCB chairman Ijaz Butt said Saturday that Younis has been given a contract until Dec. 2011 and will be paid a monthly salary…
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Punjab Law Minister, Rana Sana Ullah has said that out of 9 terrorists involved in attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team, 3 have been arrested, 3 were killed while the remaining fled to South Waziristan.
Addressing a ceremony held here on completion of one year of attack on Sri…
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Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has been jointly nominated by Australia and New Zealand to serve as International Cricket Council president from 2012. Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket announced Howard’s nomination for the ICC vice-presidency Tuesday, ending months of division in which the organizations supported rival candidates. The…
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Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has been jointly nominated by Australia and New Zealand to serve as International Cricket Council president from 2012. Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket announced Howard’s nomination for the ICC vice-presidency Tuesday, ending months of division in which the organizations supported rival candidates. The…
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has provided match fixing proves to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against alleged involvement of wicket keeper Kamran Akmal and medium pacer Rana Naveed-ul Hasan.
PCB chairman Ijaz Butt on Friday made the startling revelation that ICC had provided PCB with the concrete proves of their…
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Sachin Tendulkar scored the first ever double century in one-day international cricket in a display of majestic authority for India against South Africa at Roop Singh Stadium on Wednesday. Tendulkar finished with 200 not out in eclipsing the previous highest score of 194, jointly made by Zimbabwe’s Charles Coventry against…
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The new coach of Pakistan cricket team likely to be announced this week. Wasim Bari, the Chief Operating Officer of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the board has shortlisted names for Pakistan coaching job. Pakistan debacle in Australia sealed the fate of team coach Intikhab Alam and the…
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India has claimed a dramatic win over South Africa on the final day of the second test to square the series 1-1 and retain top spot in test cricket’s rankings. Harbhajan Singh, who finished with five wickets, claimed the final scalp in South Africa’s innings Thursday when he had Morne…
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has refuted reports that he sacked an official of the board on match-fixing charges. In an exclusive chat with a private TV channel, the PCB chairman said that a private news channel has launched a campaign against PCB and the report generated from…
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Afghanistan’s fairytale story in the world of cricket continued on Saturday as they defeated hosts United Arab Emirates to reach their first major tournament, the World Twenty20 finals in the West Indies which runs from April 30 to May 16. The Afghans won by four wickets, restricting UAE to 100-9…
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Cricket was cleared to pursue its bid to be included in future Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rubberstamped the sport’s recognition on Thursday. Cricket, powerboating and sports climbing became the latest sports to be officially recognised by the IOC, a status necessary before launching a bid to become…
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to play a T20 match series in United States of America (USA). The actual schedule would be decided later. PCB chief Ijaz Butt said that Pakistan would play in USA in accordance with the ICC policy of promoting cricket in the region. Ijaz Butt…
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One member of the Pakistani cricket team that toured New Zealand and Australia was particularly disruptive and outright ill-behaved, Mohammad Yousuf, the interim captain for the two series, revealed yesterday in a TV interview. But it wasn’t just this mysterious player who copped some serious flak from Yousuf. Shoaib Malik…
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Former Australian captain Greg Chappell has turned down an offer to take up the reins of Pakistan’s embattled cricket team, saying that he does not intstop of coach at the international level anymore. Chappell is currently the head coach at Australia’s Centre of Excellence and chairman of the National Youth…
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